"Healthy" is something that has been conflated with weight, BMI, and body size. But true health is something different.

Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare has added three gastroenterologists to its staff, according to a Dec. 17 news release.  Sujay Alvencar, MD, is a hepatologist and general gastroenterologist with ...

Chronic constipation often persists despite laxative use because the root cause can be dyssynergic defecation, a muscle ...

The hormone estrogen—which female animals typically have more of than males—triggers a molecular cascade in the gut that ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Historically, inflammation against self was considered autoimmune, a concept that stems back to the seminal observations by Ehrlich, who described serum factors now known to be autoantibodies produced ...

Columnist Jennifer Lynne was asked to support columnist G Shellye Horowitz through surgery. She didn't hesitate to show up.

The theory was created in 1998, when British researcher Andrew Wakefield published studies that suggested the measles vaccine caused gastrointestinal problems and that those GI pr ...

If​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ you have ever experienced a feeling of heaviness, constipation, or general discomfort in your abdomen, know that you are not the only one.

Patients with severe IBS had higher S-EDE-Q scores, and patients with IBS and clinically significant eating disorder symptoms ...

Psychologist Melissa Hunt and gastroenterologist Chung Sang Tse and colleagues have found that cognitive behavioral therapy ...

Many women assume pelvic floor health issues are simply their fate—part of having vaginal deliveries, getting older, gaining ...